I agree !!!. Turn back or Java back.
Klaus Major escribi�: > > Hi all, > > looks like this is going to be a gigantic thread... > > In this mail i want to try to explain the new "installation license" > thing to me in my own words. > (I am not a lawyer and i am not native english speaking, so it might > apply to many RR-users > and help them understand as well.) > > Please correct me if i am wrong here and there or if i am too naive > sometimes. > > My aim is to really understand the new license. > > (The points here may not be in the same order as on the RR website) > Please excuse capitals, i just use them to point out the most important > things. > > Of course, most of the following is my personal opinion... > > 1. > "I'm the owner of a previous version of Revolution. How does this > license affect me? > We have special policies for existing customers. Please contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > The german law is quite clear in this case (even for non-lawyers ;-) > (I talked to a lawyer the other day. I know him personally, that's > all ;-) > > After a contract has been signed, the conditions must NOT be changed > AFTERWARDS, unless > the partner who wants to change it asks the other partner personally (!) > and the other partner > HAS to AGREE. > > So this is totally illegal according to german law. > > 2. > Shareware-programmers a poor folks. > (I created shareware for the mac in my SuperCard days and so i know what > i am talking about.) > Almost noone pays for an app that is fully functional. > So one has to build some clever restrictions that have to be unlocked > via a license-code. One hell of a work... (Sometimes more work than the > actual app ;-) > > So it is something completely different compared to retail-software > developers. > > And they should be treated differently. > > Freeware-authors shouldn't have to pay this fee at all, or the number of > good (RR-based) > freeware will soon tend to none... > > 3. > "Installation of custom software either created in-house or custom > created by a consultant. > Depends on your needs and organization size. We can bundle training, new > tool features and other support options. > Or we can simply offer you an inexpensive installation license for your > organization, or multiple organizations. > Please contact us to discuss your needs." > > This is the part that i definitively do not understand... > > Cannot see the context... (And i really try hard ;-) > > If i develop some cute software and sell it per copy/license, then i am > responsible > for support, training etc... and NOT the company who created my > development-tool. > > One will get support from Adobe (well, probably not... ;-) if Photoshop > goes nuts and not from > Metroworks (or whatever tool they use) or am i missing something here ? > > ###snip > > Well, that's it folks. > > Thanks for your patience. > > Again, please correct me if i am wrong or too naive in some points. > > Regards from germany > > Klaus Major > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
